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Different countries have been following different reform paths since the early 1990s. We develop a simple dynamic model of policy reform that captures some of the determinants that underlie these differences. The model emphasizes the interaction between domestic institutions and international...
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In the first part of this paper we argue that three reforms must be implemented if privatization is to increase … small window of opportunity? Either they privatize hastily today, or not at all. Should they go ahead with privatization and … clear cut. Privatization without prior implementation of the three reforms mentioned above will simply replace government …
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We consider the purpose and design of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its predecessor, GATT. We review recent …
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This paper examines the roles played by organizations in maintaining the Bretton Woods System. Theory indicates that …
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Some international organizations are governed by unanimity rule, some others by a majority system. Still others have moved from one system to the other over time. The existing voting models, which generally assume that decisions made by voting are perfectly enforceable, have a difficult time...
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effects of privatizing social security, and a simple privatization proposal, the Personal Security System, to discuss other … issues associated with privatization. According to the AK Model, privatizing social security can create major long … compensated for losses from privatization. The precise size of the efficiency gain depends on the existing tax structure, linkage …
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focus is to explore the ability of the market to provide broadcasting efficiently in a world in which broadcasters earn …
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This paper studies alternative methods of privatizing a formerly communist firm in the presence of imperfect risk markets. The methods include cash sales, a give-away scheme, and a participation contract where the government retains a sleeping fractional ownership in the firm. It is shown that,...
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A funded social security retirement program would imply a larger capital stock and a higher level of real income than an unfunded program that provides the same level of benefits. The transition from an unfunded program to a funded program that does not reduce the benefits of existing retirees...
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theory of law, our finding that the public courts do not automatically generate efficient rules is disappointing, since it … strongly influenced by economic considerations and explicable in economic terms, is evidence that economic theory has a major …
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